Strategy
E-procurement refers to the use of electronic communications by public sector organisations when buying supplies and services or tendering public works.
Increasing the use of e-procurement in Europe can generate significant savings for European taxpayers. These savings would maximise the efficiency of public spending in the current context of fiscal constraints. E-procurement can also provide a new source of economic growth and jobs, including by facilitating access to public procurement contracts by SMEs.
On April 2012 the European Commission adopted a communication setting out a strategy to make the use of e-procurement the rule in the EU by mid-2016.
- Press release (20.04.2012)
- FAQ
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Text of the Communication
- Conference on e-procurement (26.06.2012)
Related pages
- Conferences
- Public consultations
- e-CERTIS (documents / certificates for international procurement)
- Golden Book of e-Procurement Good Practices
- The e-Tendering expert group
- Documents
- Related initiatives